by Andy Brown | Sep 29, 2021 | Blog
Amtrak Station, Ashland, Virginia, USA. Visited Wednesday, September 29, 2021 I’m early as usual. So early. Too early. It would be waste of time if it weren’t an opportunity to write. Writing stops time. At the very least, it preserves time. Time is a cucumber....
by Andy Brown | Aug 13, 2021 | Blog
Earth-Moon Kugel, Virginia Science Museum, Visited August 13, 2021. I tried moving the kugel ball myself, but it wouldn’t budge, so now I sit on one of the stone benches that ring the plaza. I’m dewy and aromatic with sweat. The world is falling apart. I spent the day...
by Andy Brown | Jul 9, 2021 | Blog
Frank E. Brown Fountain Plaza, Randolph-Macon College, Ashburn, Virginia. Visited Friday, July 9, 2021 I’m not composed at all in this tranquil space. A squirrel leaps from inside the trash can and startles me. A spider crawls on my neck and creeps me out. Mosquitos...
by Andy Brown | Jul 5, 2021 | Blog
Low Line, Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Virginia, May 13, 2021 I think of you in the afternoon, as I wander from our apartment to the Low Line. I sit on the bench closest to the start of the Capital Trail, the bench sponsored by THE KELLEY FAMILY OF VIRGINIA A couple...
by Andy Brown | Jul 3, 2021 | Blog
A guy double-fisting 20-ounce coffees also holds a bag of breakfast sandwiches pinched between the ring and pinky fingers of one hand. It is a precarious situation, and something is wrong with the order. He tries to hand the beverages back without dropping the bag,...
